New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-03
ENGLISH AS SHE rs WROTE.
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-. raftay Of rhs Trfbsne.
s,p II not THE TRIBUNE then some other OF i'S CITY
..&.rx,crares has expressed sense OF pleasure -
N. announcement Of the early publication VI mo oo
,c,rr. Of History Of the United States oy 'sn'es
echonl.r.- As THE TRIBUNE Is a constant companion.
mass hold It responsible. In anuc'pa''on
~sst We may expect let Us look at wns'
- hesn given to the public. The
sh,s, volumes already published have been COM
psnded highly by the press. and this fact is qits
Aering TO one who believes In the infalipy OF tne
Judgments OF the journalistic mind must ny 'n~'
when read the first two volumes tnought 'ho "o'a
ths most absurd OF any relating to the political anas
the United States, hut the expression OF dnefehs
opinion by reviewers OF the newspapers mas cause
me 10 pause You shall be the arbiter. Tel me ~H"
you think of the folio wing passages, taken ~ Ianu'
from the second volume. Referring to the Pni0"
the Louisiana territory the au; nor says; ,,.,.n
this sudden and ~ H. s .e9s indeed gOr
tails :. an usrsus easssr an ambition foreign King
whether his restrained mn raSe Of The
I'm, ~ the s. to: s1 %
liable empire ours ill., river Of rivers With all s
dominating .,ana opportanss the
dim future IL snsr Civilization
& those s s%ss', wsont
marks and nd, ssSs hSnoeiSSh
vona sweep from post 70 Pss 10 asr
Ss Sscsy and arrested he .sst Of
aaSs " X. .Sma While
.,ory si, MSSd s e4rsps
After admiriag the grammatical construction ana INC
an. metaphorca writing please explain the meaning oi
the latter part OF tho paragraph The following e"o'''
specimens Of English invite yeur perusai;
slavery in the second sonroe Oh .sV
sy the District OF Columbia ns.t Of our National Gov
ernment attempt failed II o'.i
And this. referring to the death Of Hamilton
Ts. e III, e.: q wafa I
The pen portrait OF the great statesman io'io"i"e WAS
graceful introduction / quite wonderful In its w'!
II. majority the SIN felt .urer hG~ ~"
A. well baiiasted as he desired tP. l16l
This 10 Burrs conspiracy: ,.
For this rest
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tits possible that one might be reconeiled to NAIVE
imperialism of found for America, but az nay nAn'o
fmperialism" one must draw the line
est. from that Of the nson ,o s1.sa
her whittier had sought 10 lead before n, ~
nt,aD 40 70 seas Pcserns put quill lengthy dia
. the s,s rr1 which Political
excitement Federalism made more .sr
S By 1PDS'Rs s ss saOp oS .
failing before S9Sd sah.T IoS Tor which
party did not in alone
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and the children obeyed their parents fP ls4l
most wonderful specimen OF English as she Is spoke
by sehouler 1t satisfaction to know that In THIS Po
htical contest between Federalism and RepnpHcAhsn'
the children obeyed their parents In these days OF mug
wumpism it is different We told by the author that
Joseph story was:
pauity love o. order and vivacy enoonng
over wiz s dssms stood than%smbaTro or
ready or huma,ins Istea ~ Ven
nor that pr successful experiuentrr propped
the fret experiment at his hands which Truly ia'ered
A statement as clear and profound as II uttered by
Jack Bunsby.
Quincy was and for longer without poor ~
CONGRESS his aud.ssns in,setr. s III some .s
Slender and INVISIBLE kept him within te e.. n s,s
q sss9n The old cradle rcek.d in meeting with
.n,r as:ss'ass .h, 10 do@ss. 1t. wors To~s.
Perkins serving a. moderator P 1911 How the Iesoln
noni thsss xdnssrion ssrsoa never crsO
the chbox through the binding stern on VIZ. s
though still responsible blamed others for do
that which he himself no means Of oSn
pulled 1881 upen what new era Of %2s3se n. In
Sut for lie nieht OF peace who had brought all
Cool water rose m Ps ss1ss e
tP isSI
But enough Ihave copied out these gems some Of
which have understood, with trepidstion in view OF
the general approval of the critics But perhaps they
commend the story rather than the language in which It
IA clothed; and the author has diligently foowce
Hdreth in his relation OF facts though not In MS color
ing there obiectto In that respect There no
evidence OF original research In the work no more man
McMasters History but then Nc Mss,ers styles
recent efforts Hldreth History retains Its place OF Pre-
smnencs II is original aus able ana not"ithstanohg
its partsaHship always dgnited venture This opinion
NJ the risk of beinl ct down old fogy.
Netr York, Aug. 81, 1887 W. H.